Archaeologists studying Monte Sierpe in Peru have decoded thousands of small pits once assumed to be ritual or unknown storage features. New findings suggest the holes formed a structured marketplace where goods were placed and measured, functioning as an early accounting system—possibly connected to Inca record-keeping—recasting how ancient Andean trade and economy worked.
New research on an 800,000-year-old campsite near Israel’s Hula Lake suggests early humans picked the location because driftwood was readily available. The wood likely powered fires for warmth and cooking, making it central to survival. At Gesher Benot Ya’aqov, archaeologists also found tool-making activity and evidence of hunting large animals, showing resource management guided settlement decisions.
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